Rauner puts businesses ahead of public servants
The American Dream is to prosper. Get a good education, use capitalism to profit and (perhaps) become rich. Gov. Rauner personally accomplished that goal. As a public servant he wants the same opportunity, for others, with "Turnaround Illinois."
Serve ALL of the people in Illinois by "reforming" democracy with a caste system. Individuals electing to "be like Bruce" (business) need tif, special tax incentives and no limits on earnings.
Under "Turnaround Illinois," police, firefighters, teachers and other public servants have "chosen" to work for minimums in respect, personal value and earnings.
"Turnaround Illinois" legalizes "privy scooping" status for those who serve, protect and teach in Illinois.
Rauner identifies (other) public servants as not worthy of their American Dream. Businesses make money when citizens (taxpayers) "spend" for food, clothing and shelter. These expenditures underwrite the salary and profits for the business owner.
Public servants are compensated by citizens (taxpayers) when the citizens "spend" money on taxes. The expenditures (taxes) provide safety, education, infrastructure repair, parks etc.
Taxes are the income public servants receive to earn their piece of the American Dream. "Turnaround Illinois" dictates that pubic servants should "settle." Public servants' value should be decided by the profit businesses want yearly.
The value of public servants' college educations, decadeslong careers, life savings and property protecting skills, guidance and teaching of our youth should be determined by an equities broker.
Rauner believes profit-driven business owners (not unions) should determine pay for others. Rauner prefers to have Illinoisans believe public servants' earnings are Illinois' armageddon vs the egos of King Madigan and Emperor Rauner.
Rauner believes public servants are worth less than him - and it is his mission to prove it by crushing their American Dream. I"m just sayin'.
Alan P. Murdoch
Arlington Heights